26 ideas
19336 | Wisdom involves the desire to achieve perfection [Leibniz] |
5300 | Philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it [Marx] |
6118 | Philosophy is logical analysis, followed by synthesis [Russell] |
6116 | A logical language would show up the fallacy of inferring reality from ordinary language [Russell] |
6117 | Philosophy should be built on science, to reduce error [Russell] |
5297 | Whether human thinking can be 'true' must be decided in practice, not theory [Marx] |
6110 | Subject-predicate logic (and substance-attribute metaphysics) arise from Aryan languages [Russell] |
6107 | It is logic, not metaphysics, that is fundamental to philosophy [Russell] |
6115 | Vagueness, and simples being beyond experience, are obstacles to a logical language [Russell] |
6109 | Some axioms may only become accepted when they lead to obvious conclusions [Russell] |
6108 | Maths can be deduced from logical axioms and the logic of relations [Russell] |
7696 | Leibniz first asked 'why is there something rather than nothing?' [Leibniz, by Jacquette] |
19341 | There must be a straining towards existence in the essence of all possible things [Leibniz] |
19428 | Because something does exist, there must be a drive in possible things towards existence [Leibniz] |
10968 | Russell gave up logical atomism because of negative, general and belief propositions [Russell, by Read] |
6113 | To mean facts we assert them; to mean simples we name them [Russell] |
6114 | 'Simples' are not experienced, but are inferred at the limits of analysis [Russell] |
21722 | Better to construct from what is known, than to infer what is unknown [Russell] |
6111 | As propositions can be put in subject-predicate form, we wrongly infer that facts have substance-quality form [Russell] |
5047 | The world is physically necessary, as its contrary would imply imperfection or moral absurdity [Leibniz] |
22598 | The authentic self exists at the level of class, rather than the individual [Marx, by Dunt] |
6112 | Meaning takes many different forms, depending on different logical types [Russell] |
19343 | We follow the practical rule which always seeks maximum effect for minimum cost [Leibniz] |
5298 | The human essence is not found in individuals but in social relations [Marx] |
19429 | The principle of determination in things obtains the greatest effect with the least effort [Leibniz] |
5299 | Religious feeling is social in origin [Marx] |